Chapter 70: The Fake Princess and His God of War Prince (27)
The blade of wind generated by the wooden hairpin sliced across Xiang Yinnian’s cheek.
Xiao Ji spurred his horse and galloped out of the drill grounds without looking back.
From that day on, Xiao Ji and Xiang Yinnian did not exchange a single word. Xiang Yinnian moved directly into the study, while Xiao Ji took up residence in a side hall.
Xiang Yinnian continued to bustle between the drill grounds and the military camp every day, while Xiao Ji remained aloof, staying within the Prince’s Estate behind closed doors.
Half a month later, another dispute broke out between the two in the estate.
In a fit of rage, Xiang Yinnian simply ordered his men to lock Xiao Ji in the underground dungeon.
Lin Heng had been terrified lately. Seeing Xiang Yinnian’s face, which was so gloomy it looked like it could wring out water, he asked cautiously, “Husband and wife fight at the head of the bed and make up at the end of it. Master, why must you torture yourself like this?”
Xiang Yinnian pulled a long face. “I’ve given him too much leeway. Relying on his trivial abilities, he doesn’t put this Prince in his eyes at all. Since entering the estate, aside from overstepping his bounds, he’s been scheming to manipulate me. And the most hateful part…”
Xiang Yinnian paused here, shutting his mouth as if unwilling to mention it further.
Lin Heng swallowed hard. “Did the Princess Consort commit some unforgivable crime?”
Xiang Yinnian sneered. “He has been secretly drinking contraceptive soup. How do you expect this Prince to trust him again?”
Upon hearing this, Lin Heng shut his mouth completely.
However, Xiang Siyou, who was hiding not far away, took every word to heart.
The next day, the person delivering meals to Xiao Ji changed from the estate’s head maid to Na Ren.
“Sister-in-law, why must things between you and the Prince become this ugly?”
Since marrying into the family, Na Ren hadn’t conversed much with Xiao Ji. But living under the same roof, they inevitably saw each other daily. Now, speaking to Xiao Ji as a sister-in-law, her actions were beyond reproach.
Separated by iron bars, Xiao Ji lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Na Ren looked at Xiao Ji and said sincerely, “We are both here for political marriage alliances. I’m not afraid of Sister-in-law laughing at me, but Xiang Siyou and I have yet to consummate our marriage. I don’t ask for much else, only to live peacefully in the estate. But you… you were so close with the Prince before. How did it end up like this?”
Xiao Ji spoke concisely: “He doesn’t trust me.”
“Did Sister-in-law do something to arouse the Prince’s suspicion?” Na Ren probed.
Xiao Ji shook his head. “Better left unsaid.”
Xiao Ji’s attitude was reserved, and Na Ren knew it. But precisely because of this, it seemed all the more genuine.
Na Ren wasn’t in a rush. After delivering meals to Xiao Ji for a week straight, she finally gleaned some clues from Xiao Ji’s words.
It seemed Xiao Ji indeed harbored ambition, and this ambition had provoked Xiang Yinnian’s apprehension.
Unless something unexpected happened, Xiang Yinnian would certainly not reconcile with Xiao Ji, nor would he keep a wolf by his pillow.
Meanwhile, Xiang Yinnian was also ready. On a dark and windy night, he was lured away by Yu Qing, who was disguised as an assassin.
He left the tactical deployment map, which he had “painstakingly” created over these past days, in the study.
Just as a figure sneaked into the study, preparing to copy that map, a candle flame suddenly flared to life in the originally pitch-black room.
Xiang Siyou whipped his head around, only to see Xiao Ji, who was supposed to be locked in the underground dungeon.
His mind went blank instantly. In the next second, a powerful force struck him from behind.
Xiang Siyou was sent flying sideways on the spot, slamming viciously against the wall. His internal organs shifted from the impact; a sweetness rose in his throat, and he violently spurted a mouthful of blood.
Xiang Yinnian had long known Xiang Siyou wasn’t resting easy and harbored dirty thoughts.
But after all, they were blood brothers; he had held onto some luck and expectation, hoping Xiang Siyou would come to his senses.
He retracted his foot, grinding his teeth in anger, his fingertips trembling. He hated him.
“You ungrateful wretch who eats inside but works for the outside. For your own selfish desires, you disregarded the safety of the soldiers and civilians of the Northern Border. Calling you trash is truly flattering you.”
After saying this, ignoring whether Xiang Siyou wanted to defend himself, he simply said to Lin Heng, “Such a calamity cannot be kept. Drag him to the foot of the city wall and deal with him according to military law.”
Colluding with foreign enemies and stealing intelligence—punishment by military law meant inescapable death.
In this moment, Xiang Siyou was truly afraid. Enduring the pain, he crawled to Xiang Yinnian’s feet, crying and shouting, “Brother, I was wrong! Brother, I shouldn’t have done it! I shouldn’t have listened to Na Ren’s instigation and harbored disloyal thoughts. Brother, spare my life!”
“I beg you! For the sake of our dead parents, I beg you! Spare my life! I was wrong, I won’t do it again!”
Seeing him looking like such a coward, snot and tears streaming down his face just to survive, Xiang Yinnian felt only anger and hatred. He felt that Xiang Siyou’s very existence was simply a stain on the Beichen Prince’s Estate.
If Xiang Siyou had shown some backbone, he might have respected him a little.
But right now, not only did he not feel soft-hearted, he became even angrier. He lifted his leg and kicked Xiang Siyou right in the face.
“Colluding with the Rong and Di tribes, coveting your sister-in-law, betraying the Northern Border—and now you dare to bring up our parents? Xiang Siyou, you truly have no heart for repentance at all.”
Xiang Siyou was hauled up from the ground by Lin Heng’s men and dragged out of the study.
Knowing that under these circumstances, Xiang Yinnian had made up his mind to take his life, he put away his pitiful facade and screamed curses at Xiang Yinnian:
“Xiang Yinnian! Since we were young, you never treated me as a brother! You looked down on me, calling me trash with every breath! How exactly has this Xiang Siyou wronged you, that you must trample my dignity time and again?!”
“The title is yours! The Princess is yours! The reputation is yours! Are you worthy?! You will not die a…”
Before he could utter the last two words, Xiao Ji casually grabbed the paperweight from the table and smashed it into Xiang Siyou’s face.
Seeing Xiao Ji’s displeasure, Lin Heng quickly signaled his subordinates.
The two men took the hint, pulled a pitch-black, greasy cloth from their robes, and forcefully stuffed it into Xiang Siyou’s mouth. Carrying him one at the front and one at the back, they quickly ran out of the Prince’s Estate.
At this moment, Na Ren, who was waiting for news in the backyard, felt her eyelid twitching incessantly. A gray carrier pigeon stood on her shoulder.
The longer she waited, the more uneasy she became. Hearing what sounded like a commotion in the front courtyard, she hesitated no longer. She quickly wrote a few Northern Rong characters on a prepared strip of paper, rolled it up, stuffed it into the tiny tube on the pigeon’s leg, and released the bird into the air.
However, just as the pigeon flew out and vanished into the night, a long sword silently came to rest against her neck.
“Princess Na Ren, pardon my offense.”
Na Ren turned her head and saw Yu Qing’s face.
She closed her eyes, her legs went weak, and she slumped to the ground. She said nothing, allowing Yu Qing to order men to tie her up.
In her heart, however, she secretly rejoiced. Thank goodness. The letter has been sent.
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